# Games like The Chaos Gene

> The closest matches to The Chaos Gene: Mortal Kombat 1, TEKKEN 8, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Mortal Kombat 1](https://imho.run/games/1971870/mortal-kombat-1) — Also Martial Arts and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 16,263 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1971870/)
2. [TEKKEN 8](https://imho.run/games/1778820/tekken-8) — A frequent pick in The Chaos Gene players' libraries, and another Action. 26,062 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778820/)
3. [DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO](https://imho.run/games/1790600/dragon-ball-sparking-zero) — Also Martial Arts and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 28,469 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1790600/)
4. [GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-](https://imho.run/games/1384160/guilty-gear-strive-) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 32,108 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1384160/)
5. [THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV](https://imho.run/games/1498570/the-king-of-fighters-xv) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 2,711 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1498570/)
6. [Kandidatos](https://imho.run/games/1395560/kandidatos) — Also Martial Arts and Spectacle fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 140 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395560/)
7. [Sclash](https://imho.run/games/1284130/sclash) — Also Martial Arts and Spectacle fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 192 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284130/)
8. [Street Fighter™ 6](https://imho.run/games/1364780/street-fighter-6) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 19,625 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364780/)
9. [DNF Duel](https://imho.run/games/1216060/dnf-duel) — Also Fighting and 3D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 2,503 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1216060/)
10. [Override: Mech City Brawl](https://imho.run/games/709440/override-mech-city-brawl) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 272 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/709440/)
11. [Shing!](https://imho.run/games/1103730/shing) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 105 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103730/)
12. [Arcus Chroma: Classic](https://imho.run/games/1447350/arcus-chroma-classic) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 133 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1447350/)
13. [First Cut: Samurai Duel](https://imho.run/games/2193490/first-cut-samurai-duel) — Also Martial Arts and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 1,203 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193490/)
14. [Action Arcade Wrestling](https://imho.run/games/1072100/action-arcade-wrestling) — Also Spectacle fighter and 3D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 110 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072100/)
15. [TowerFall Ascension](https://imho.run/games/251470/towerfall-ascension) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 1,738 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251470/)
16. [Nidhogg](https://imho.run/games/94400/nidhogg) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 4,059 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94400/)
17. [Iron Saga VS](https://imho.run/games/2463800/iron-saga-vs) — Also Martial Arts and Spectacle fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 140 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2463800/)
18. [Samurai GUNN](https://imho.run/games/239090/samurai-gunn) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 303 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239090/)
19. [MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA](https://imho.run/games/1372280/melty-blood-type-lumina) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 5,176 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372280/)
20. [Hellish Quart](https://imho.run/games/1000360/hellish-quart) — Also Martial Arts and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 4,462 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000360/)
21. [Injustice™ 2](https://imho.run/games/627270/injustice-2) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like The Chaos Gene. 6,707 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/627270/)
22. [Two Strikes](https://imho.run/games/1586750/two-strikes) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 169 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586750/)
23. [UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes](https://imho.run/games/2076010/under-night-in-birth-ii-sys-celes) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 1,518 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076010/)
24. [Fight of Gods](https://imho.run/games/612930/fight-of-gods) — Also Spectacle fighter and Fighting, like The Chaos Gene. 369 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/612930/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1503000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1503000&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1503000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1503000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Chaos Gene

The Chaos Gene is a Indie casual fighting game. Inspired by some of the classic fighting games I grew up playing in the arcades.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1503000
- **Developer:** Andrew T Productions
- **Publisher:**  Andrew T Productions
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 8, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1503000/the-chaos-gene)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1503000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1503000/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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